Mitch Hurwitz, creator of the cult TV series
Arrested Development, is insisting that a proposed film version of the sitcom is inching
closer to reality. The project, with the entire team reunited on-screen, has been in the pipeline
for some time.

Finally, though, Hurwitz is writing a script, convinced that studio bosses will be “ really
eager” to shoot the movie.

The Emmy-winning sitcom, which went off the air in 2006, was revived with new episodes this year
via Internet streaming on Netflix.

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